Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-17
STRICTLY OBSERVING SUNDAY
Washington to Experience Period Of Blue
Law Enforcement.
THE SALOON ELEMENT KICKING.
Many Compliments Being Passed On
Van Wyck's --latest Speech-The
Benteen Court Martial
Finding Approved.
Under the Ban OF Blue Laws.

Under the Ban OF Blue Laws.
WAsHINGToN, April i6.-fSpecial Tee-
gram to the BEE. Tomorrow Is expected
10 be the most perfectly observed Sunday
known in Washington for the past two score
+ years The blue laws are to be enforced and
In earnest Every article sold for a profit,
excepting medicines, plain meals and news
papers, cannot be dealt in between 12 o'clock
tonight and the same hour tomorrow night.
Even newspapers cannot be sold on the
streets after o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Every restaurant, cafe, boarding place and
hotel with bar attachment must be closed on
Sunday. Only ice and milk wagons can be
operated. There is bitter protesting by the
drinking classes but the great body of peo-
pie are supporting the district commissioners
In this work, although many smile that the
reform is begun by the democratic admins
tration' Liquid proyender" is being laid in
tonight by those who "lush," people carry
1t home by the armful or basketful. Beer
wagons supplied many homes to-day for the
first time. The saloon elements declare they
will have the street cars and all public con-
veyances stopped on Sundays, and they shall
retaiate in every conceivable manner, and
thatthe Sunday laws, including not only the
land laws, enacted in the 18th century, will
be enforced all the same and Washington
will have Christian as we'll as Jetfersonian
Sabbaths.
COMPLEMENTARY TO VAN wYCK.
A great deal of very complimentary COM
ment has been made upon General Van
Wyck's remarks at the meeting last Thurs
day night which protested against the Irish
coercion bill pending I'm the British parlia-
ment. The friends of Ireland and her cause
say 1t was just the thing. The Star of this
city, referring to the meeting, says: "The
great speeches of the occasion were those of
Senator Van Wyck and General Sheridan,
which were received with the widest ap-
plause. 1t also cites as showing General Van
Wyck's popularity with Ircand's sympa-
thzers the fact that when he stepped for
ward at the meeting, ''he was received with
great enthusiasm" and his remarks were in
terrupted constantly by applause.
CLEVELAND FOR RECONCILIATION.
' There Is much discussion here regarding
a the presidents candidacy for denomination
There are many who assert that Cleveland
viii seek denomination a. and that plans are al
trusted friends to bring about such result.
. Other friends Of the president are
sVssud NsSs IN Will fner nos seek assertions tns
and that he has written letter to that effect.
It is declared that Dorshimer, editor of the
New York Star, has now in his possession
not be candidate; that he was the first man
to lead the party to success in many years;
that he recognizes the fact that he has not
sat- SATISFIED ims many OF the leaders in in the party
man man ots,o. to- lead the party to defeat.
this letter has been in the hands of Dors-
heimer for some time and that the latter has
instructions to make the contents of the same
/, known when IN his opinion, the proper time
has come for Sc doing. The president feels
try, but recognized the fact that the political
!. leaders Of his own party are against him
= and that 1t is doubtful whether he could
secure the nomination, and that even should
he succeed it would be after bitter fight,
I'd, which would leave the party in such a di-
vided condition as to render success almost
impossible. Few OF the leading democratic
. only hope to have voice in naming his sue
r. ceSSOr.
NEBRASKA AND IOWA PENSIONS.
Pensions were issued for Nebraskans to-day
as as follows; % YIN. c; Smith, Fairbury Chas.
Hebron; Benz: A. Loman, Omaha; ; J, Charles
West Schuyler; Isaac Gleason, Central City;
Austin aIn,pli Phillips lip iosInra Gen.pa! City
Of chrstopher her % SsrWn, osns' rosWns stsiion aioni
hIelchior Ege, Charles City; Nelson G.
Spencer. Van Vert; Bernard Pordnell,
H. GPsGp Phsps ffYns bhDsy Gesss
: Clifford, Clayton; Jacob McCory, Runnels;
3 Joseph A. Edgar, .Winterset; George F.
TTinkhham, IN, Cedar Rapids; Siss Randall
Charles r. Walbrdge Agency. Henry d.
:. field George W. Stevenson, Colfax "
o. MILITARY MATTERS.
= Army orders: Captain John Hamilton,
First Infantry and Captain William ii,
=. Xinal, Sixteenth Infantry were today
placed on the retired list, having been found
; !ncapaeitated from active service, and Major
!, General SchOheld: with an aide-de-camp, has
& been ordered to Washineton barracks, Fort
Meyer, Va, and Newport barracks, KY, ON
Ellis. signal corps, has been granted leave
for one month and twenty days General
. Ruger has designated August and November
Of ts year fGr the required target practice
for pistol firing. In August practice will DO
: four days each week and IN November three
days each week, the latter month to be en-
tirelv mounted.
!. Brigadier- General Orlando B. Wilcox was
placed on the retired list OF the army to-day
tor age. There is a strong fight among
cessor. but it Is considered foregone con-
ciusion that Colonel Westly Merritt, superin-
tendent Of West Point, will be selected for.
:. The acting judge advocate general has ap-
proved the sentence of dismissal for drunk
ennsss In the courtmartial case of Major +.
w. pcuSccu, cavalry, anu case Is
I. before the president for action.
Sergeant Major Thomas NJ; Moody, Ninth
infantry, and Sergeant Abraham A. Cndan-
ish troop B. Fourth cavalry, have been recon-
q. mended for promotion to lieutenants, and
General Miles has ordered them before q
board OF officers for examination which con-
yened yesterday at Los Angeles, Cal. The
B. board consists OF Colonel John s. Mason,
Ninth infantry; Major Bencos II. Freyer.
y Surgeon Major Anson Mills and CAPTAIN
Charles L.. Cooper, Tenth cavalry, and First
= Lieutenant Leonard Wood, assistant sur
geOn.
IOwA's NEW REVENUE AGENT.
l. j. X. Stewart has been commissioned in
Y ternal revenue agent tor Iowa. The Office will
=. b. placed In his hands at Davenport on the
20th Instant.
POSTAL CHANGES.
9, Nebraska pOStOffces have been dlscOu-
tinued as follow Hopewell, From tier
county, special mail goes to Box Elder;
Keota, Custer county, and Ansemo Spring
Creek, Johnson county, mail tO Teculnseh;
Varna, Saline county, mail to Tobias.
Amy Jones has been commissioned post
master at Newark Neb